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Re: netbuie.exe, scorpionsearch.com and fastcounter.bcentral.com


From: Brian McWilliams <bmcw () attbi com>
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 22:25:03 -0400

At 08:40 PM 5/6/2002, Edwards, David  (JTS) wrote:
Hi,

We've just found some instances of "netbuie.exe" running in some terminal
server sessions here.  The file was written to the Winnt\system32 directory
about 6:00pm on Sunday and registry entries made in:

HKLM/Software\Microsoft\windows\current version\run
HKLM/Software\Microsoft\windows\run

As you suspected, appears that NetBUIE.exe is a scumware Trojan that has been posted up on the Web as a Microsoft Xbox emulator:

http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176472.html

Brian


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